Abstract
The July 2017 arrival of Taiwanese tech-giant Foxconn and the
establishment of the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Wisconsin
reflects a larger trend in the United States to reinvent the nation’s
manufacturing economy with high-tech production. High-tech employers have
substantial interests in retaining employees in order to protect their valuable
proprietary information and market share. Non-compete agreements, also
known as restrictive covenants or covenants not to compete, are often the legal
device used to secure these interests. This Comment argues that to attract and
retain employers in the tech industry, Wisconsin should reform its non-compete
law by adopting new statutory language and exercising judicial restraint that
reconciles conflicts of interest between employers, employees, and the public.
Repository Citation
Kelly Krause,
Turning Wisconn Valley into the Next Silicon Valley: Reforming Wisconsin Non-Compete Law to Attract High-Tech Employers,
103 Marq. L. Rev. 237
(2019).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/mulr/vol103/iss1/8
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